A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2024 LH1 flew past Earth at a distance of just 0.021 LD / 0.00005 AU (8 098 km / 5 032 miles) from the center of our planet at 14:02 UTC on June 6, 2024.
This is the 47th known asteroid to fly past Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year and the closest flyby of the year.
Asteroid 2024 LH1 was first observed at Catalina Sky Survey, Arizona at approximately 09:26 UTC on June 6 — just over 4 and a half hours before its close approach to Earth.
The object belongs to the Apollo group of asteroids and has an estimated diameter between 1.8 and 4.1 m (5.9 and 13.4 feet).
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Asteroid 2024 LH1 at CNEOS; at Minor Planet Center
Featured image credit: CNEOS
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